Final Shot
It’s once again time to say good bye to one of the pioneers in the technology industry. While there are some goodbyes that need to happen, there are others that don’t. Polaroid has just announced that after nearly 60 years of instant photography, it will be closing its factories around the world and hanging up the hat of instant photography.
Apparently the company thought it was time for Polaroid to close, because Lord knows that nobody wants it too. Even people who don’t normally use Polaroids enjoy seeing them used when they happen to see them. But the people that this decision is really are obviously the people who still use them on a regular basis.
Polaroid cameras have, over the years, come to be used in many different fields of work. While some of these professions have discontinued use of the cameras, replacing them with digital, there are others that still very much rely on the swift return of the Polaroid camera. Medicine is once such profession that is still able to find a use for the cameras, stating that there are no alternatives. Doctors often use the film with a grid on it to measure scars and track the shrinkage over time.
Despite the fact that Polaroid is closing down, there are many customers that don’t intend to stop shooting with their cameras. Stock piles of film have been bought around the country with one man spending as much as $800, leaving him enough film for 800 pictures. While not an endless supply, he won’t be running out any time soon.
While the age of the Polaroid is over, many of us will never forget the impact that those cameras had on our lives. Most of us have memories of taking pictures and then the minute of shaking afterwards. The excitement of seeing your picture immediately after taking it was overwhelming. Polaroid, your instant photograph cameras will be missed.